This book highlights the new urban–rural relationship that has emerged under the influence of e-commerce in China. In this regard, it presents case studies on the Suichang rural e-commerce model and Alibaba’s rural strategy, together with analyses of online service in China. Furthermore, by means of a brief review of the urban–rural relationship throughout China’s history, and of academ…
Searching Skills Toolkit is an expert guide to help you find the clinical evidence you need more easily and effectively. Clearly presented with useful tips and advice, flow charts, diagrams and real-life clinical scenarios, it shows the best methods for finding quality evidence. From deciding where to start, to building a search strategy, refining results and critical appraisal, it is a step-by…
Invited Papers -- A Survey of Some Recent Results on Bent Functions -- A Survey of the Merit Factor Problem for Binary Sequences -- A Survey of Feedback with Carry Shift Registers -- Univariate and Multivariate Merit Factors -- Complexity of Sequences I -- Discrete Fourier Transform, Joint Linear Complexity and Generalized Joint Linear Complexity of Multisequences -- Expected Value of the Linea…
Data Models for Semistructured Data -- ORA-SS -- Schema Extraction -- Normalization -- Views -- Physical Database Design -- Conclusion.Semistructured Database Design provides an essential reference for anyone interested in the effective management of semsistructured data. Since many new and advanced web applications consume a huge amount of such data, there is a growing need to properly design …
The Self-Star Vision -- The Self-Star Vision -- Self-organization -- Evolving Fractal Gene Regulatory Networks for Graceful Degradation of Software -- Evolutionary Computing and Autonomic Computing: Shared Problems, Shared Solutions? -- Self-? Topology Control in Wireless Multihop Ad Hoc Communication Networks -- Emergent Consensus in Decentralised Systems Using Collaborative Reinforcement Lear…
Snap-Stabilizing Optimal Binary Search Tree -- Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Unison -- A Snap-Stabilizing DFS with a Lower Space Requirement -- Self-stabilization of Byzantine Protocols -- Self-stabilization with r-Operators Revisited -- Self-stabilization Preserving Compiler -- Self-stabilizing Mobile Node Location Management and Message Routing -- Memory Management for Self-stabilizing Operati…
Regular Papers -- Accountable Anonymous E-Mail -- Protecting Consumer Data in Composite Web Services -- A Decision Matrix Approach -- Assignment of Security Clearances in an Organization -- Tool Supported Management of Information Security Culture -- ERPSEC - A Reference Framework to Enhance Security in ERP Systems -- A New Architecture for User Authentication and Key Exchange Using Password fo…
Invited Papers -- Rough Set Software -- Data Mining -- Hybrid and Hierarchical Methods -- Information Retrieval -- Image Recognition and Processing -- Multimedia Applications -- Medical Applications -- Bioinformatic Applications -- Web Content Analysis -- Business Applications -- Security Applications -- Industrial Applications -- Embedded Systems and Networking -- Intelligent and Sapient Syste…
Invited Papers -- Rough Sets and Flow Graphs -- A Modal Characterization of Indiscernibility and Similarity Relations in Pawlak’s Information Systems -- Granular Computing with Shadowed Sets -- Rough Set Approximations -- Rough Sets and Higher Order Vagueness -- Approximation in Formal Concept Analysis -- Second-Order Rough Approximations in Multi-criteria Classification with Imprecise Evalua…
Applications -- ILTIS – The Legacy of a Successful Product -- A Reference Control Architecture for Service Robots Implemented on a Climbing Vehicle -- An Ada Framework for QoS-Aware Applications -- Design and Scheduling Issues -- Efficient Alternatives for Implementing Fixed-Priority Schedulers -- A New Strategy for the HRT-HOOD to Ada Mapping -- Using the AADL to Describe Distributed Applica…